Buttock shaping and training apparatus

ABSTRACT

A buttock shaping and training apparatus includes a seat and two pedals. Each pedal has an end of a lower section thereof pivotally disposed to the seat and the other end provided with a roller, such that the pedals are allowed with movements along pre-defined tracks at the seat using pressing motions of human legs. The seat is installed with a counter. Using the aforesaid design, not only decomposition of fats at legs and buttocks but also metabolism at parts being exercise is promoted. Wherein, tightness between the pedals is adjustable using an elastic body fixed between the two pedals and a connecting member extended from the elastic body, as well as with coordination turning of a hexagonal column and a triangular bolt that change tightness with the elastic body, thereby accomplishing tightness adjustment requirements of a user as desired and offering multi-stage exercise effects.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a buttock shaping and training apparatus, andmore particularly, to a buttock shaping and training apparatus thatexercises buttocks using pressing motions of legs, thereby promotingmetabolism of buttocks and accomplishing body fitness.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

It is almost every lady's dream to have an ideal figure with a pair ofslim and firm legs as well as tight and uplifted buttocks.

However, for office workers sitting in front of desks, fatness inbuttocks and legs are easily resulted from long-term sitting. Or, inaddition to lack of exercise, excessive zooid fats are absorbed andaccumulated at a lower body, to further form lumps of unappealing fleshappearing at legs and buttocks.

A most ideal solution for solving the aforesaid embarrassed look is toexercise. Yet, due to restrictions of time and place, modern peopleliving in city jungles only find it best to work out at home. Bodytraining apparatus available on the market are Patent Publication No.592144 disclosing “Buttock Uplifting Training Apparatus”, and PatentPublication No. 484434 disclosing “Buttock Training Apparatus”. However,these devices are rather large in volume offering poor storageconveniences.

In view of the aforesaid shortcomings of prior buttock trainingapparatuses, it is a vital task of the invention as how to provide anovel buttock shaping and training apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the invention is to provide a buttock shaping andtraining apparatus for tightening buttocks using leg motions. Thebuttock shaping and training apparatus according to the inventioncomprises a seat and two pedals. Each pedal has an end of a lowersection thereof pivotally disposed to the seat and the other endprovided with a roller, such that the pedals are allowed with left andright movements within pre-defined tracks at the seat using pressingmotions of human legs. Tightness of the pedals is adjustable using anelastic body fixed between the two pedals and a connecting memberextended from the elastic body, as well as with coordination turning ofa hexagonal column and a triangular bolt that change tightness with theelastic body, thereby accomplishing tightness adjustment requirements ofa user as desired and offering multi-stage exercise effects.

The other object of the invention is to provide a buttock shaping andtraining apparatus installed with the aforesaid elastic body between thepedals and rollers at a lower section, wherein the elastic member is forproviding an elastic supporting force for preventing injuries fromexercising.

To better understand structures, effects and application principles ofthe present invention, detailed descriptions of a preferred embodimentshall be described with the accompanying drawings below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an elevational view of a preferred embodiment in assemblyaccording to the invention.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded elevational view of a preferred embodimentaccording to the invention.

FIG. 3 shows a first schematic view of a preferred embodiment inassembly according to the invention.

FIG. 4 shows a second schematic view of a preferred embodiment inassembly according to the invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment in use accordingto the invention.

FIG. 6 shows an exploded elevational view of a pedal in a preferredembodiment according to the invention.

FIG. 7 shows a front view according to the invention.

FIG. 8 shows a back view according to the invention.

FIG. 9 shows a left side view according to the invention.

FIG. 10 shows a right side view according to the invention.

FIG. 11 shows a top view according to the invention.

FIG. 12 shows a bottom view according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 1 showing an elevational view of a preferredembodiment according to the invention along with other figures, it isobserved that a buttock shaping and training apparatus according to theinvention comprises a seat 1 and two pedals 2. The seat 1 is consistedof an upper cover 10 and a lower cover 10 as shown in FIG. 2. The uppercover 10 has an one upper end thereof devised with symmetrical throughholes 11 for pivotally disposing the pedals 2 therein, and the other endthereof provided with arched grooves 12, with a center of each archedgroove 12 respectively aligned with each through hole 11. The seat 1 hasan upper edge thereof installed with a handle 13 for portability, andalso has a hexagonal through hole 14 at an appropriate position of theupper cover 14 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, wherein the hexagonalthrough hole 14 is for accommodating a hexagonal column 18. The uppercover 10 further has a lower surface thereof provided with twoprojecting stopping members 141 near the hexagonal through hole 14. Thepedals 2 are pivotally mounted to the seat 1 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.3, and are distributed with a plurality of protruding pillars 21. Theprotruding pillars 21 are devised correspondingly to reflexology usingacupuncture points at feet, and are for producing massaging effects forhuman feet tissues to promote metabolism as well as providinganti-slippery functions. Each pedal 22 has one end of a lower sectionthereof devised with a pivotal axis 22 and the other end thereof devisedwith a roller 23. Each roller 23 is fixed along with an elastic member232 to the lower section of each pedal 2 using a frame 231 as shown inFIG. 6.

To put the aforesaid members into assembly, the pivotal axes 22 of thepedals 2 are respectively mounted to the corresponding through holes 11at the upper cover 10 of the seat 1. At this point, the rollers 23 atthe pedals 2 provided with the elastic members 232 are exactly locatedwithin the arched grooves 12 of the upper cover 10. A screw is used tofasten a receiving section 24 to each pivotal axis 21 of each pedal 2through a lower section of the upper cover 10, such that, using thepivotal axes 22 as centers, the pedals 2 are allowed with pre-definedleft and right movements within the arched grooves 12 of the upper 10,followed by respectively fixing two ends of an elastic body 17 to thereceiving sections 24 lower sections of the pedals 2 as shown in FIG. 4.Referring to FIG. 2, a screw penetrating through a triangular bolt 16and a spring 16 is fastened to the hexagonal column 18 located in thehexagonal through hole 14. The hexagonal 18 has a blocking member 181and a connecting member 182 extended from sides thereof. The connectingmember 182 has the other end thereof winded to the aforesaid elasticbody 17 as shown in FIG. 5 to adjust a length of the connecting member182 for further pulling the elastic body 17, thereby altering tightnessbetween the two pedals 2 and achieving multi-stage adjustable tightnesseffects.

To put the invention to application, both feet are placed ontocorresponding pedals 2 on the seat 1, with heels located at the rollers23 of the pedals 2. Using pressing motions of legs, the pedals 2 aredriven by heels along pre-defined tracks for left and right movements atthe arched grooves 12 at the seat 1 relative to the pivotal axes 22 ascenters of movements. Front ends of the pedals 2 are pulled by theelastic body 17, and thus the two pedals 2 are respectively orientatedat outermost edges of the arched grooves 12 when the not in use.Therefore, the tighter the elastic body 17 is being pulled, the moreforce a user needs to apply to draw the pedals 2 under the feet closerto each other. Such exercise favors decomposition of unwanted fats andpromotes metabolism of parts being worked out, thereby upliftingsilhouettes of buttocks and enhancing thighs to perfect curves of alower body.

The invention is characterized as having multi-stage tightnessadjustment functions. To adjust tightness, the triangular bolt 16 at theseat 1 is pressed downwards to release and turn the hexagonal column 18in the hexagonal through hole 14. Owing to turning of the hexagonalpillar 18, the connecting member 182 extended from the hexagonal column18 is simultaneously tightened or released relative to the elastic body17 at the two receiving sections 24. When having been adjusted andaligned, the triangular bolt 16 is pushed to an original positionthereof using a spring 15 between the triangular bolt 16 and the seat 1,thereby restoring the hexagonal column 18 fastened at the triangularbolt 16 into the hexagonal through hole 14 at the same time, andaccomplishing adjustment functions for that the hexagonal column 18 isincapable of turning from being retained by the hexagonal through hole14. In addition, to prevent a user from excessively winding theconnecting member 182, the hexagonal column 18 has an edge thereofextended with a blocking member 181, which allows the hexagonal column18 to turn only between the two blocking members 141 at the lowersurface of the upper cover 10.

When the elastic body 17 pulled tight, the two receiving sections 24 attwo ends thereof are moved downward, such that the pedals 2 are alsomoved outwards with greater forces along with the receiving sections 24;vice versa, when the elastic body 17 is released to appear in a laxstate, the receiving sections 24 at the two ends thereof are also moreeasily moved, thereby accomplishing multi-stage tightness adjustmentfunctions.

Apart from providing the novel multi-stage adjustable function, theinvention further focuses on prevention of injuries from exercise. Whena user performs pressing motions of legs, ankles may be twisted byrestoring forces of the elastic body 17 between the two pedals 2 frominappropriate use. Therefore, to prevent injuries from exercise, elasticmembers 232 are installed between the pedals 2 and the rollers 23 at thelower sections of the pedals 2, so as to provide an elastic supportingforce for alleviating pulling forces of the elastic body 17.

Furthermore, the seat 1 can be installed with a counter 3 that keeps auser informed about amount and frequency of exercise. The counter 3 canbe an optical sensing or a press sensing device, and is regarded as aprior art that shall not be unnecessarily described.

Apparent from the aforesaid descriptions, the buttock shaping andtraining apparatus has simple structures and accomplishes adjustmentfunction for applications as desired.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein ismerely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a widevariety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asset forth in the following claims.

1. A buttock shaping and training apparatus for firming buttocks usingleg motions, comprising a seat and two pedals; wherein, each pedal hasone end of a lower section thereof pivotally disposed to the seat andthe other end provided with a roller, such that the pedals are allowedwith movements along pre-defined tracks at the seat using pressingmotions of human legs; and being characterized that, an elastic body isfixed between the two pedals and has an appropriate position thereofextended to form a connecting member; the connecting member is joined atthe other end thereof for changing a length of the connecting member andfurther stretching and relaxing the elastic body, thereby alteringtightness between the two pedals and accomplishing multi-stage tightnessadjustment functions.
 2. The buttock shaping and training apparatus inaccordance with claim 1, wherein an elastic member is installed betweeneach pedal and a roller at a lower section of the pedal to provide anelastic supporting force.